End gate and shoveling board



E. R. QU'AM. END GATE AND SHOVELING BOARD. APPLICATION men DEC. 26. m4.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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E. R. QUAM END GATE AND SHOVELING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-26, I914.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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ELMER R. QUAIVI, OF VERDI, MINNESOTA.

END-GATE AND SHOVELING-BOARD.

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Application filed December 28, 1514.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER R. QUAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Verdi, in the county of Lincoln and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in End-Gates and shoveling-Boards, of which the followlng is a specification.

This invention relates to end gates for wagons and more particularly to that type of end gate which is adapted to be let down in acting as a shoveling board for the wagon.

As a principal object, it is contemplated by this invention to provide an end gate which shall be capable of being let down at different angles and maintained in that position by adjustable means.

It is an object dependent upon the fore going to provide an adjustable supporting means for an end gate of the type set forth which may be mounted upon a wagon without the use of bolts or other securing means necessitating the formation of holes, recesses or cutting in any manner that tends to weaken the wagon bed construction.

It is a further object of this invention to provide means carried on an end gate of the type set forth adapted to be supported by the adjustable means when the gate is in its extended position and to serve in turn as a clamp securing means when the gate is in its closed position.

It is also an aim of this invention to provide with an end gate of the character described a smaller wagon gate capable of being opened for the removal of the wagons contents without lowering the end gate proper.

An object of equal importance wlth the foregoing is to construct a combined end gate and shoveling bottom of the type set forth with such regard to proportion, num ber and arrangement of parts as to render the same capable of being cheaply manufactured as well as durable and efficient in operation.

The above and additional objects which will become apparent as this explanatory description proceeds, are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form a part of this application.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 191.6.

Serial no. 879,185.

lVith reference to the drawings, wherein there is illustrated the preferred embodiment of this invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which like characters of reference designate similar parts: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wagon as fitted with the end gate comprehended by this invention, such gate being in its raised position, Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the end gate extended, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 14 of Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is a sectional plan of the gate as closed, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the adjustable support means, and Fig. 7 is a similar view of the end gate clamping means.

lVith reference to the drawings, the nu nieral 10 designates the sides of a wagon body having the flooring 11 and provided near its rear extremity with the usual cleats 12 which are spaced from each other in the usual manner and which in this invention are adapted to accommodate an elongated standard 13 therebetween. As clearly shown in Fig. 1, this standard 13 13 rises to the height of the end gate 14: which latter is pivoted as indicated at 15 to the rearmost cleat 12 adjacent the flooring 11. This end gate consists of the back or flooring portion which is provided with tapering sides 16 and has secured to the former on the outer side thereof the bracket rods 17 by any suitable fastening means 18 or as is most clearly shown in the perspective view Fig. 7, by means of the pintle 18 secured to the flooring portion of the said end gate in the manner illustrated so that this bracket 17 may be given a pivoting movement. Either of these methods may be adopted as preferred. These bracket members are L-shaped as denoted by the numeral 19 and at the extremity of the L are enlarged to form the threaded collar 20 in which there works the adjustable screw 21, manually operated by sides in clampingly supporting the gate. Upon reference to Fig. 1, it will be noted that a pairrof these screws 21 operate on each side 10 of the wagon body and that one or more screws operate on each standard 13 so that the gate is reliably supported throughout its entire length.

WVhen the gate is to be extended the body portions of the bracket members 17 serve as the plates or supports for the adjustable means maintaining the gate in this position. This adjustable means is most clearly illustrated in Fig. 6 with its operation set forth in Figs. 1 and 2. It is intended to secure these means to the wagon body without the use of bolts, screws or the like, and to this end a slidable collar 24c is provided for each standard 13, said collar being provided with the laterally extending and L-shaped flange 25 which is adapted to contact with the upper and outer edges of the wagon body side 10 when the collar is slipped down upon the standard 13 and further progress in this direction is stopped. Ears 26 are formed upon this collar to extend rearwardly and to pivotally receive therein the flat link 27 as indicated at 28, one extremity of this link being bifurcated as at 29 to make a pivotal connection with the upwardly extending shank 30 which is arcuately conducted past this latter pivotal point and at the terminal of its curve is connected by a suitable expansible coil spring 31 with the short ear 32 ex tending upwardly from the slidable collai.= 24:. The shank 30 is prolonged downwardly a suficient distance to permit the sleeve 33 which is slidable on the shank to have a relatively large range of action, said sleeve being maintained at any particular point on the shank by means of the adjusting screw 34 and having its lower extremity reduced and formed into the double hook member 35 adapted to engage with the brackets 17 projecting from the end gate in the manner clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4-.

It will be apparent that a moment of time only will be needed to shift the end gate 14 into any desired position between the angles of 90 and 180 degrees (considering this to be the second quadrant of the coordinate axes formed by the center lines of the standard 13 and the flooring line 11).

As a means for enabling a portion of the wagons contents to be withdrawn without the necessity of lowering the shoveling board it is intended to provide a hinged gate which is designated as a whole by the numeral 36 positioned to cover an opening in a panel 37 forming a portion of the back or flooring of the shoveling board 14 with the surfaces of which it is normally flush. A concealed hinge 3S mounts this gate pivotally on the panel 37 and permits of its being revolved when the device is in the position shown in Fig. 3 for a withdrawal of a portion of the wagons contents without the necessity of lowering the shoveling board. 7

It should be noted that when the shovel board is in its extended position that the door 36 is prevented from swinging movement about its hinge 38 by reason of its overlapping, on both sides of the hinge, the rear edge of the flooring 11 which thus maintains it as a substantially integral part of the shoveling board 14,

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a wagon box provided with horizontally spaced vertical cleats at its rear extremity, of standards in terposed between said cleats and extending above said box, a shoveling board pivoted to the rearinost cleats, and means hinged on the shoveling board adapted when said board is elevated to'swing around the wagon box and standard and engage the same on their exterior sides to hold said board in upright position.

2. The combination with a wagon box provided with pairs of horizontally spaced cleats, of standards interposed between the cleats of each pair and extending above said box, a shoveling board pivoted to the rearmost cleats, and means carried by said board having adjustable devices for operation both upon said box and said standards for maintaining said board in an upright position.

3. The combination with a wagon box provided with pairs of horizontally spaced cleats, of standards interposed between the cleats of each pair, of a shoveling board pivoted in the rearmost cleats, brackets mounted on said board, a disconnectible fastening member carried by each bracket and adapted to engage the wagon box and standards for maintaining said board in an upright position, and adjustable meansmovably carried by the standards and adapted to engage said brackets to support the board in extended position.

l. The combination with a wagon box provided with pairs of horizontally spaced cleats, of standards interposed between the cleats of each pair, a shoveling board pivoted to the real-most cleats, means carried by said shoveling board for operation upon said standards and said box in maintaining said board in an upright position, and means slidable upon said standards above said box and carrying connections for the support of said board in its extended position. 7

5. The combination with a wagon box provided with pairs of horizontally spaced cleats, of standards interposed between the cleats of each pair and extending above said box, a shoveling board pivoted to therearmost cleats, securing means carried by said board and operable upon said box and said standards to maintain said board in an upright position, positioning means operable upon said standards, and supporting means pivoted to said positioning means for operation upon said securing means in supporting said board in various extended positions.

6. The combination with a wagon box provided with pairs of horizontally spaced cleats, of standards interposed between the cleats of each pair and extending above said box, a shoveling board pivoted to the rearmost cleats, securing means carried by said board and operable on said box and said standards for maintaining said board in its upright position means slidable upon said standards, adjustable extensible means pivoted to said slidable means for varying connection with said securing means in supporting said board in various extended positions.

7. The combination with a wagon box provided with pairs of horizontally spaced cleats, of standards interposed between the cleats of each pair and extending above said box, a shoveling board pivoted to the rearmost cleats, L-shaped brackets carried by said board, means operable through the extremities of said brackets upon said standards and said box for maintaining said board in an upright position, means slidable upon said standards, adjustably extensible means pivoted to said slidable means for varying connection with said L-shaped brackets in supporting said board in a number of extended positions.

8. The combination with a wagon box provided with pairs of horizontally spaced cleats, of standards interposed between the cleats of each pair and extending above said box, a shoveling board pivoted to the rearmost cleats, L-shaped brackets secured to said board for operation upon said standards and said box in maintaining said board in an upright position, means slidable upon said standards for contact with said box, a link pivoted to said slidable means, an arcuately terminated lever pivoted to said link, an adjustable sleeve provided upon said lever for extensional contact with said L-shaped brackets in supporting said board in a number of extended positions, and resilient means interposed between the said arcuate terminal of said lever and said sleeve for normally maintaining said lever in a predetermined position.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELMER It. QUAM. lVitnesses:

HARRY E. BOYLE, HERMAN A. HooHGRABER.

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